EPSN Los Angeles reports that UCLA head man Rick Neuheisel, an Oregon fan favorite for many years, stooped to a new low this morning, firing defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough and wide receivers coach Reggie Moore a week before Christmas.
At 4-8 and next-to-last in the conference, Neuheisel had to fire somebody to look busy, but the curious thing is why he chose Bullough instead of offensive coordinator Norm Chow. Chow's newly-installed Pistol offense misfired all season, ranking 103rd in the country. Bullough's defense ranked 86th. Losing to crosstown rival USC again didn't help either.
This is a curious move with recruiting in full swing, and waiting until now gave the newly departed less time to land a new job. It cripples the Bruins for the rest of this recruiting cycle and delays post season evaluations and preparations for winter workouts and spring practice. At UCLA Neuheisel has managed one winning season and one minor bowl in three years, and if there isn't progress next season, he may be getting a lump of coal of his own this time next year. Altogether he's 15-22 at his alma mater, finishing 8th, 8th and 9th in conference despite being a 3-wood away from the richest recruiting ground this side of Florida.
The Bruins regularly sign a busload of top talent and fast athletes, but they lack cohesion, discipline and execution on the field. The three words that best describe them are as follows and I quote: stink, stank, stunk.
The good news, though, is that under the new PAC-12 alignment, he doesn't have to face the Ducks again until 2012.
New-Weasel is the same, ineffective pr**k he's always been. This is great to see and no surprise to any long time Duck fans. Yes, in his case it's schadenfreude, but I'm OK with that.
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